Overview

• India’s Department of Posts announced a complete suspension of bookings for all categories of mail to the United States, including letters, documents, and gifts up to $100.
• Officials cited the inability of air carriers to accept U.S.-bound mail and the absence of defined regulatory mechanisms as the reasons for the halt.
• The decision follows an earlier, limited suspension that had allowed letters, documents, and sub‑$100 gifts, which has now been expanded to a total stop.
• The suspension comes after a U.S. executive order ended the de minimis $800 duty exemption effective August 29, making all postal items to the U.S. subject to customs duties.
• India Post said customers whose items could not be dispatched may claim postage refunds and that it is monitoring conditions to restore service.